[1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL] [5.A. PRESENTATION OF PERSONNEL] [6. CONSENT AGENDA] [7.A. FIRE CHIEF'S REPORT – CHIEF BRANDHUBER] [00:12:50] IT'S 9 A.M. I'M GOING TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER ON TUESDAY, JUNE 16TH, AND WE'RE AT 1600 EAST HANLEY BOULEVARD. PRESENT. WALLY BETTY. HERE WE HAVE MR. SCHELLENBERGER. HERE. MR. BRADY? HERE. AND MS. ATLAS? HERE. AND WE'RE GOING TO RISE TO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE [7.B. COMMUNITY RISK REDUCTION DIVISION’S REPORT - ASSISTANT CHIEF PERRY] [00:13:08] I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL [00:13:24] OKAY, DO WE HAVE ANY FIREBOARD REPORTS THIS TIME? ANYBODY LIKE TO MAKE NOTHING. OKAY, LET'S MOVE ON THEN TO CALL TO THE PUBLIC. NOTHING YET. OKAY. PRESENTATIONS 5A, PRESENTATION OF PERSONNEL. WE'LL GO AHEAD WITH CHIEF DARRYL NEWBORN AND AUTUMN JACK BUYER. [7.C. SUPPORT SERVICES DIVISION’S REPORT - ASSISTANT CHIEF CESAREK] MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I'M SORRY. WHAT DID I SAY ENGINEER DARRYL NEWBORN IS NOT GOING TO BE HERE TODAY. HE GOT ASSIGNED TO A WILDLAND ASSIGNMENT, SO WE'LL TAKE CARE OF HIM NEXT BOARD MEETING. OKAY, SO WE'LL MOVE TO THE NEXT CONTESTANT I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE FIRST DEPUTY FIRE MARSHAL BRENDA DRUK. ALL RIGHT. AND THIS IS A REALLY COOL, COOL THING. I'M VERY PROUD OF AUTUMN. AUTUMN HAS BEEN HERE FOR A WHILE AND WORKED HER WAY UP. SO I'D LIKE TO CALL UP AUTUMN ZUCKBAUER. MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, GOLDER RANCH FAMILY. I'D LIKE TO DITTO WHAT HE JUST SAID. WELCOME TO AUTUMN ZOKBAUER, OUR NEWEST FIRE INSPECTOR ONE. SHE'S HAD QUITE A HISTORY HERE AT GOLDEN RANCH FIRE IN MAY OF 2014, SHE WAS FIRST HIRED AS THE RECEPTIONIST AT THE FRONT DESK. AND THEN IN MAY OF 2015, EXCUSE ME, SHE WENT OVER TO THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DIVISION [00:15:02] WHAT USED TO BE KNOWN AS TRAINING. AND PRETTY MUCH RAN EVERYTHING FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS. AND THEN IN MAY IN AUGUST OF 2025 SHE CAME OVER TO THE PREVENTION DIVISION WHERE SHE HAS BEEN OUR PERMIT TECHNICIAN FOR THE LAST YEAR SO IN THE TIME SINCE SHE HAS BEEN FIRST HIRED HERE, SHE HAS OBTAINED SEVERAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS AND CERTIFICATIONS. IN 2015, SHE OBTAINED HER FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION HER CAR SEAT TECHNICIAN IN 2018 AND 2019 EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR 2024, SHE OBTAINED HER FIRE DETECTION AND SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS CLASS CERTIFICATION THROUGH ARIZONA FIRE SCHOOL. SHE ATTENDED A HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FIRST RESPONDER CLASS FIRE INVESTIGATOR 1 THROUGH THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ARSON INVESTIGATORS. IN 2025, SHE ATTENDED FIRE INVESTIGATOR 2 AND 3 THROUGH IAAI. AND SHE OBTAINED HER FIRE INSPECTOR CERTIFICATION THROUGH ARIZONA FIRE SCHOOL SHE ALSO ATTENDED A RESIDENTIAL SPRINKLER PLAN REVIEW CLASS THAT WE HAD HOSTED HERE AT GOLDER. IN MAY OF 2026, SEEMS MAY IS QUITE A MONTH FOR YOU. I SEE A PATTERN HERE. SHE COMPLETED HER FOUR-PART SERIES OF FIRE INVESTIGATORS, SO SHE IS NOW QUALIFIED TO BE A FIRE INVESTIGATOR. WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. SO AS I SAID, AUTUMN BEGAN HER CAREER AT GRFD IN MAY OF 2014. MAY OF 2015, SHE BECAME THE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT OVER IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AUGUST OF 2025, SHE MOVED INTO THE PERMIT TECHNICIAN POSITION WHERE SHE QUICKLY SETTLED INTO THE WORLD OF FIRE PREVENTION. WE ARE DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE THAT AUTUMN HAS NOW BEEN SELECTED AS OUR NEWEST FIRE INSPECTOR 1, AND THROUGH HER INITIATIVE AND PERSEVERANCE TO PREPARE HER OWN HERSELF FOR THIS POSITION, SHE HAS OBTAINED ALL THE FIRE PREVENTION AND INVESTIGATION CERTIFICATES AND CERTIFICATIONS ON HER OWN SHE HAS EQUIPPED HERSELF FOR THIS IMPORTANT NEW RESPONSIBILITY. WHEN SHE ISN'T STUDYING FOR THE LATEST FIRE INSPECTION OR INVESTIGATION CLASS THAT SHE IS TAKING, SHE LIKES TO TRAVEL, READ BOOKS AND SPEND TIME WITH HER HUSBAND, NICK AND KIDS' VIOLET, DECLAN, AND JADE. THIS INTERNAL TRANSITION REFLECTS GRFD'S COMMITMENT TO DEVELOPING AND RETAINING TALENTED INDIVIDUALS WHO EMBODY OUR VALUES, OUR SERVICE, OUR PROFESSIONALISM, AND CONTINUED GROWTH. AUTUMN, WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU SEEING THE IMPACT OF YOUR WORK IN YOUR NEW ROLE AND ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR CONTINUED SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY. PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING AUTUMN ON THIS EXCEPTIONAL ACHIEVEMENT. SO HER DAUGHTER VIOLET AND JADE WILL BE COMING UP TO PRESENT HER BADGE TO HER. [7.D. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES & FIRE RESPONSE DIVISON’S REPORT – ASSISTANT CHIEF GRISSOM] OH MY GOODNESS, LOOK AT EVERYBODY. WOW, THAT'S A GREAT FRUIT ALL RIGHT. CONGRATULATIONS [00:20:02] WE LOVE OVERACHIEVERS. WE DO, YES. FRONT DESK. OKAY ITEM 6 CONSENT AGENDA. DOES ANYBODY WISH TO REMOVE ANY ITEMS OFF THE CONSENT AGENDA? IF NOT, I'LL ACCEPT A MOTION. OKAY WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED NO. MOTION PASSES. MADAM CHAIR, TWO THINGS. CAN WE TAKE A BRIEF RECESS TO LET THE PUBLIC DEPART? ABSOLUTELY. THOSE THAT WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A 3 MIN BREAK. SO PEOPLE THAT WANT TO MOVE ON CAN. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR BEING HERE. AND THE OTHER THING, CAN I GET THE BOARD MEMBERS TO TURN THEIR MICS ON SO WE CAN HEAR ONLINE? OKAY BY TURN YOUR MICS ON, PLEASE. PUT THE HAMMER DOWN [8.A. DISCUSSION AND/OR POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE GRFD FINANCE DIRECTOR, ASSISTANT CHIEF OF COMMUNITY RISK REDUCTION, AND FIRE CHIEF, TO ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT A CHASE BANK NIGHTLY MONEY MARKET SWEEP PROGRAM AND TO ACTIVATE, SUSPEND, OR DISCONTINUE THE SWEEP FUNCTION AS NECESSARY] WELCOME. YEAH, THE SNOW OKAY LET'S MOVE ON. REPORTS AND CORRESPONDENCE FIRE CHIEF MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, YOU HAVE MY REPORT. I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE MANY OF THE FORMER RECRUITS OF 2601 FOR BEING AT THE BOARD MEETING TODAY. APPRECIATE YOU GUYS SHOWING UP AND ALSO ALL THE WORK YOU'VE DONE OVER THE LAST MONTH HELPING WITH PROJECTS PENDING ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD TO MY REPORT. GO AHEAD. NOT A QUESTION, IT'S A COMMENT. I WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU AND ALLISON FOR ALL THE WORK HE DID ON THE HEALTH CARE INSURANCE MEETINGS. I KNOW IT WAS QUITE A BIT, BUT I THINK IT'LL HELP US GOING FORWARD. THANK YOU. I'D ALSO LIKE TO ADD MY COMMENDATION AS WELL. I'VE HEARD REALLY GOOD THINGS ABOUT HOW THE EXPLANATION REALLY BROUGHT FORWARD THAT ALTERNATIVES THAT WE HAVE TO SAVE MONEY IF WE USE OUR HEALTH CARE BENEFITS WISELY. AND THAT I HEARD THAT THE MEETINGS WERE VERY WELL RUN, VERY INFORMATIVE, SO KUDOS TO DIRECTOR DELONG AND SUPERVISOR NOLAN FOR ME AS WELL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I APPRECIATE THAT, AND I ALSO WANT TO MENTION SARAH HELPED A LOT, TOO, ON THE PRESENTATION. SHE FIGURED OUT HOW TO DO PICTURES, WHICH I LEARNED BEST WITH, SO THAT WE HAD ACTIVE PICTURES FOR PEOPLE TO LOOK AT. SO IT WAS A TEAM EFFORT, BUT THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY, MOVING ON TO YEAH, WELL, I KNOW THAT. I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY THAT. LEADERSHIP REPORT. MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, GOOD MORNING. IT'S NICE TO SEE Y'ALL. THANK YOU FOR MAKING SOME TIME FOR ME. TWO THINGS FOR YOU. WE HAD THE PFFA CONVENTION THAT I'D MENTIONED LAST MONTH. IT WAS A GOOD CONVENTION WHERE WE SENT A LOT OF FOLKS TO CLASS ADDITIONALLY, WE HAD ONE OF OUR VERY OWN GET NOMINATED FOR THE SECRETARY TREASURER SPOT FOR THE STATE OF ARIZONA, WHICH IS PRETTY COOL. IT WAS NARROWLY NARROWLY BEAT OUT IN THE ELECTION PROCESS, BUT LOOKS LIKE IN TWO YEARS THAT MAYBE THAT'S GOING TO BE COMING TO FRUITION. SO [00:25:05] BRIAN WARD DOES AN EXCELLENT JOB FOR US, AND WE'LL DO GOOD AT THE STATE LEVEL HERE PRETTY SOON. AND THEN, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE SHOULD HAVE OUR LAST MEETING WITH SOME ORO VALLEY CANDIDATES FOR THE COUNCIL TODAY. AFTER THAT, WE'RE GOING TO BE PUTTING OUT PROBABLY STATEMENT PAGE ON SOME FOLKS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE SUPPORTED FOR ORO VALLEY THAT I THINK WILL BE GOOD FOR THE DISTRICT AND THE FIREFIGHTERS. SO PAY ATTENTION. AND IF YOU COULD SPREAD THE GOOD WORD, THAT'D BE NICE. THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. I THINK IT NEEDS TO BE DONE, BECAUSE AS WE KNOW, WE HAVE SOME CANDIDATES WE DON'T WANT IN THERE. SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THEM. THAT'S GREAT. ITEM B, COMMUNITY RISK REDUCTION DIVISION REPORT ASSISTANT CHIEF PERRY MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, YOU HAVE MY REPORT. ONE THING I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT IS WE HAD YET ANOTHER FIRE SPRINKLER SAVE WHERE 90 KIDS AT A PRESCHOOL WERE EVACUATED DUE TO THE FIRE SPRINKLERS AND THE ASSOCIATED ALARM AND THE GOOD WORK OF THE FIREFIGHTERS AS WELL VERY COOL. VERY COOL. OTHER THAN THAT, I'M READY FOR QUESTIONS. IF YOU HAVE ANY FOR ME QUESTIONS? CHIEF, I NOTICED THAT THERE ARE FIVE COMMUNITY RESIDENTS THAT WANT TO BE CPR TRAINERS OR INSTRUCTORS. I THINK THAT'S OUTSTANDING. SO YOU GUYS ARE DOING SUCH A GOOD JOB NOW. PEOPLE WANT TO COME FORWARD AND HELP. SO THAT'S NEAT. GOOD JOB. I APPRECIATE THAT, SIR. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY, SEEING MOVING ON, THEN WE'LL GO TO SUPPORT SERVICES DIVISION REPORT, ASSISTANT CHIEF CESAREK. MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, YOU HAVE OUR REPORT ATTACHED. THE THINGS THAT I DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF MOVEMENT IN OUR OPERATIVE IQ SYSTEM, WHICH IS USED FOR OUR INVENTORY SOME FINANCIAL TRACKING. AND AS WE'RE CONTINUING TO BUILD OUT THAT OPERATIVE IQ AND GET IT ALL SET UP, WE ALSO HAVE OUR CONSTRUCTION COMPANY WORKING AT QUASAR, SO WE'RE GETTING THESE PROJECTS KIND OF RUNNING IN TANDEM. MOVEMENT IN OPIQ, SO THAT THEN WHEN WE MOVE EVERYTHING INTO THE QUASAR BUILDING, WE CAN ENSURE THAT INVENTORY IS TRACKED AND IS PROPER AND HAVE GOOD ACCOUNTABILITY OF THE ITEMS THAT WE'RE PUTTING INTO THAT BUILDING. SO WE DO KNOW THAT WE'VE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF DELAY ON GETTING THE QUASAR BUILDING UP AND RUNNING AND OCCUPIED, BUT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE THE MOVES IN OPERATIVE IQ, SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE STAFF THAT'S BEEN WORKING ON THAT. THAT'S IN MULTIPLE DIVISIONS AND THAT WORK IS GOING TO PAY OFF IN THE LONG RUN AS WE GET THAT SOFTWARE ALL SET UP. SO JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT REAL QUICK, AND I'D BE HAPPY TO HAVE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. IF I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, ERICA. JUST ONE ON THE 378 TOWER WHERE THEY'RE LOOKING TO PUT THE THE PHONE SYSTEM IN. ARE YOU WORKING ON RATES FOR THAT SO THAT WE GET REIMBURSED APPROPRIATELY COMPARED TO OTHER COMPETITORS DO THE SAME THING. MADAM CHAIR, BOARD MEMBER BETTY. SO MET YESTERDAY WITH SOME OF THE THREE PUBLIC MEMBERS AND THE HOA REPRESENTATIVE FROM SATTERBROOK RANCH. IT DOES APPEAR THAT SATTERBROOK RANCH IS GOING TO TRY TO FREE UP SOME SPACE SOME LAND FOR A LARGER TOWER. AND SO, IF THAT ENDS UP BEING THE CASE, WE MAY NOT END UP WITH EQUIPMENT ON OUR TOWER, BUT THEN THAT WOULD IMPACT THE CELLULAR CAPABILITIES IN THE AREA MUCH BETTER FOR THE RESIDENTS ALSO US. SO TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, SIR, YES, IF WE DO HAVE EQUIPMENT THAT LANDS ON OUR TOWER, WE WOULD NEGOTIATE A PROPER RATE FOR THAT EQUIPMENT TO COME ONTO OUR PROPERTY. HOWEVER, I THINK THE HOA IS GOING TO GO A DIFFERENT DIRECTION, WHICH WOULD THEN HAVE A BETTER IMPACT ON THE CELLULAR CONNECTIVITY. [8.B. DISCUSSION AND/OR POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION #2026-0007 REVISED GRFD PRINCIPLES OF SOUND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT] OKAY, THANK YOU. QUESTION ON THE HOW FAR ARE WE ANY CONSTRUCTION ON THE RESERVE SHOP MADAM CHAIR, BOARD MEMBER BRADY, WHERE WE'RE AT IS ON BOTH BUILDINGS, THE DEMOLITION HAS TAKEN PLACE IN THE TRAINING BUILDING AND HAS STARTED OVER IN THE FLEET AREA. WHAT WE ARE HOLDING OFF ON DOING SOME OF THE DEMO WORK ON FLEET IS TO TIME THAT UP WITH THE ARRIVAL OF THE METAL BUILDING THAT WOULD THEN COME INTO INTO PLAY. SO WE DON'T WANT TO PULL ALL THE CONCRETE OUT THAT IS ON THE NORTH TARMAC OF FLEET BEFORE WE HAVE THE BUILDING READY TO THEN PUT BACK INTO THAT SPACE. OTHERWISE, WE'RE GOING TO GIVE OURSELVES A BIG MUD HOLE. RIGHT. SO, EVERYTHING IS TIMED UP, DEMOLITION IS IN PROCESS, AND THE FLEET STAFF HAS BEEN AWESOME ON WORKING AROUND WITH HAVING CONSTRUCTION FENCES IN THERE AND CONSTRUCTION MEMBERS WORKING THROUGH THEIR THINGS CUTTING METAL STUDS AND THE NOISE AND EVERYTHING THAT COMES WITH IT. SO WE ARE IN FULL SWING WITH ALL THE DEMOLITION TAKING PLACE THERE. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. JUST A COUPLE OF COMMENTS. YOU COMMENT THAT A NUMBER OF MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISIONS PER 100,000 MILES DRIVEN [00:30:06] WHAT GREAT NEWS THAT WE HAVEN'T HAD IN 100,000 MILES. THAT'S WONDERFUL. MADAM CHAIR, THAT'S A… IT IS A GREAT METRIC FOR US TO BE LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, THE NUMBER OF MILES WE DRIVE EVERY YEAR AND MAKE SURE, I MEAN, JUST VALIDATES WHAT WE'RE DOING ON OUR SAFETY PROGRAMS AND THE QUALITY OF OUR PEOPLE THAT ARE GETTING BEHIND THE WHEEL [8.C. PUBLIC HEARING ON THE GOLDER RANCH FIRE DISTRICT FISCAL YEAR 2026/2027- BUDGET • OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING • CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING] ABSOLUTELY. AND I ALSO WANT TO COMMENT ON THE PICTURE OF THE FIREMEN THAT STOPPED AT THE LEMONADE STAND, AND I THINK LYDIA POSTED THAT, BUT TALK ABOUT GREAT PR [8.D. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION #2026-0008 APPROVING AND FORMALLY ADOPTING THE GOLDER RANCH FIRE DISTRICT FISCAL YEARS 2026/2027 & 2027/2028 BUDGETS] OR GO TO RANCH. WHAT A WONDERFUL IDEA. THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO COMMENT ON WAS SOCIAL MEDIA BY THE NUMBERS. WELL, NO, THAT WAS IT. THERE WAS 165,300 VIEWS ON THAT PARTICULAR PICTURE. SO THAT'S OUTSTANDING. SO I'M GLAD THAT WAS POSTED. YEAH, MADAM CHAIR, WHAT WE'RE DOING IN OUR SOCIAL MEDIA IS IMPACTING ALL OVER THE PLACE, WHICH IS GREAT TO SEE. YOU KNOW, AND USING IT, WE USED IT YESTERDAY FOR SOME PUBLIC SAFETY ANNOUNCEMENTS AND SAM AND LYDIA ARE DOING AWESOME ON KEEPING UP WITH WHAT IS HAPPENING OUT ON THE STREETS. AND SO IT'S IT'S GOOD, GOOD EXPOSURE. GOOD CHOICE. I HAVE ONE QUESTION. SURE, ABSOLUTELY. HAVE THE RESIDENTS OF SADDLEBROOK BEEN I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A QUESTIONNAIRE ON THE BYPASS, WHETHER THEY WERE IN FAVOR OF THAT OR NOT AND HAS THAT HAPPENED? AND WHERE DO WE STAND WITH THAT BYPASS? MADAM CHAIR, BOARD MEMBER SHELLENBERGER, WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW IS THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY SURVEY OF THE RESIDENTS, WHETHER THERE'S INTEREST TO IT. WE ARE LOOKING AT POTENTIAL GRANT FUNDING TO WHERE WE COULD OFFSET SOME OF THE COSTS AND MAYBE HELP THE HOA WE REALLY HAVEN'T HAD A TON OF MOVEMENT ON THAT RIGHT NOW, BUT NOT DELAYING ANY OF THE CONVERSATION, BUT WE NEED TO RAMP THAT BACK UP WITH THE HOA TO SEE WHAT THE INTEREST IS. GREAT. THANK YOU. OKAY, ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY, SEEING NONE, WE'LL MOVE ON TO CHIEF GRISSOM GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. YOU HAVE MY REPORT. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO THANK THE NEW FIREFIGHTERS THAT WE HAVE IN THE AUDIENCE. IT'S ONE OF THE BETTER CLASSES THAT WE'VE HAD IN MANY YEARS, AND THEY'RE DOING REALLY, REALLY WELL OUT THERE. ALSO, WE'VE GOT AN INCREDIBLE WILDLAND TEAM OUT BATTLING FIRES HERE IN THE RING CONS ALSO OUT IN NEW MEXICO AND A BIG GROUP OUT IN CALIFORNIA. SO OUR THOUGHTS AND POSITIVE WISHES TO THEM TO STAY SAFE FOR ARE GRANTED. SO OTHER THAN THAT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER. [8.E. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION #2026-0009 APPROVING THE APPROPRIATION OF THE GOLDER RANCH FIRE DISTRICT END OF FISCAL YEAR 2025/2026 GENERAL FUND BALANCE] WHAT'S THE HONOR GUARD GOING TO DO IN COLORADO IN SEPTEMBER. I WAS WONDERING ABOUT THAT. MADAM CHAIR, BOARD MEMBER VETTY, THEY HAVE THE ANNUAL FALLEN FIREFIGHTER CONFERENCE OUT THERE IN COLORADO, SO WE SEND OUR TEAM OUT THERE TO PERFORM, AND THEY LEARN SOME NEW TECHNIQUES, AND THEY DO A REALLY GOOD JOB OUT THERE. OKAY, THANK YOU. THAT WAS ONE OF MY QUESTIONS. I HAVE JUST A COMMENT ABOUT THE GUYS AND GALS THAT TAKE ALL THESE CLASSES THAT WE AND GET THEIR CERTIFICATIONS. I'M JUST SO PROUD OF OUR CREWS THAT WORK HARD AND GO OUT AND TAKE THESE CLASSES, GET THEIR CERTIFICATIONS. I THINK IT'S A GREAT THING THAT WE NEED TO BE TOUTING WITH OUR DEPARTMENT AND HOW WELL EDUCATED THEY ARE, AND I'M SURE IT SHOWS OUT IN THE FIELD. SO THANK THEM FOR ME. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY, MADAM CHAIR, WE HAVE A VERY PROGRESSIVE TRAINING STAFF AND FIREFIGHTERS THAT TAKE AS MANY CLASSES AS POSSIBLE TO BETTER THEMSELVES AND ALSO BETTER THE COMMUNITY AND TRY TO PROMOTE UP THE RANKS. SO IT'S A GOOD JOB EVERYONE DOES OUT THERE AND I TOO WAS GOING TO COMMENT ON THE FIRES, ESPECIALLY THE ONES IN CAPITAN, NEW MEXICO. OUR GUYS WERE OUT THERE FOR A VERY LONG TIME, IT LOOKS LIKE FROM MAY 7TH FROM MAY 12, TH I GUESS IT IS TO MAY 27TH ON ONE FIRE. MADAM CHAIR, YEAH, IT WAS A… IT WAS A BIG FIRE. CHIEF SPANARELLA WAS OUT THERE FOR A WHILE, I THINK, YOU KNOW, THANKFULLY HE'S BACK SAFE. BUT YEAH, IT'S BEEN A… IT'S BEEN A ROUGH YEAR FOR NEW MEXICO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING OUT THERE. APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY, THANK YOU GUYS. LET'S GO TO REGULAR BUSINESS, 8A DISCUSSION AND OR POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE GRFG FINANCE DIRECTOR, ASSISTANT CHIEF OF COMMUNITY RISK REDUCTION, AND FIRE CHIEF TO ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT A CHASE BANK NIGHTLY MONEY MARKET SWEEP PROGRAM AND TO ACTIVATE, SUSPEND, OR DISCONTINUE THE SWEEP FUNCTIONS AS NECESSARY. CHIEF. MADAM CHAIR, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE MS. AMY SMITH, WHO IS OUR REPRESENTATIVE FROM CHASE BANK, AND SHE GRACIOUSLY FLEW DOWN FROM COLORADO BECAUSE SHE WANTED TO PICK THE HOTTEST DAY TO BE IN TUCSON. SO I'M GOING TO TURN THIS OVER TO HER SO SHE CAN PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THE BOARD MIGHT HAVE BUT STAFF REALLY APPRECIATES AMY FOR ALL OF HER HELP OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS FOR BEING HERE AND FOR HAVING THIS IDEA FOR US, WHICH I THINK IS A GREAT IDEA FOR THE DISTRICT. CHIEF, WOULD A MICROPHONE WORK FROM OUTSIDE SO SHE CAN ENJOY THE HEAT? WE COULD PROBABLY ARRANGE THAT [00:35:12] YEAH. THANKS, AMY, FOR COMING DOWN. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME. AGAIN, MY NAME IS AMY SMITH, AND I AM FROM JP MORGAN CHASE. I AM THE GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE FOR ARIZONA, COLORADO AND A FEW OTHER STATES THROUGHOUT THE WESTERN UNITED STATES, BUT PRIMARILY COLORADO AND ARIZONA. SO THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. I HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH FINANCE FOR A LITTLE ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF, I WOULD SAY I HAVE BEEN HEAVILY INVOLVED IN FINANCE OVER THE LAST FOUR MONTHS. I FEEL LIKE THE FINANCE TEAM HAS REALLY TAKEN A NEW STEP FORWARD AND INCORPORATING THE BANK IN THE THINGS THAT THEY'RE DOING ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS. SO WE'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY DISCUSS HOW GOLDEN RANCH DOES BUSINESS, WHERE WE CAN STEP IN AND BE A PARTNER AND HELP YOU GUYS BE A LITTLE BIT MORE EFFICIENT WITH HOW YOU RUN YOUR FUNDS. WHAT WE HAVE PROPOSED IS AN OVERNIGHT INVESTMENT SWEEP. SO ULTIMATELY YOU WOULD HAVE ACCESS TO 100% OF YOUR CASH THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE LAST TRANSACTION EVERY NIGHT WOULD SWEEP THE AVAILABLE BALANCES TO AN INVESTMENT OF YOUR CHOOSING THEY WOULD EARN INTEREST OVERNIGHT, AND THEN THE FIRST THING EVERY MORNING, THOSE FUNDS WOULD BE SWEPT BACK INTO THE ACCOUNT FOR USE DURING THE DAY. THE IMPORTANT PIECE IS THAT THIS HAPPENS AFTER HOURS, SO THERE WOULD NEVER BE AN OPPORTUNITY WHERE THE DISTRICT COULD BE OVERDRAWN OR WITHOUT ACCESS TO THEIR FUNDS. IT REALLY IS AN AFTER HOURS SWEEP. AND IT HELPS YOU MONETIZE YOUR EXCESS OPERATING CAPITAL WHILE IT'S SITTING IN THE BANK. THAT'S REALLY HOW IT WORKS. IT'S NOT A NEW ACCOUNT, IT'S ACTUALLY A FEATURE THAT WE ADD TO AN EXISTING ACCOUNT. AND THEN IT JUST HAPPENS EVERY NIGHT. YOU GET A SEPARATE STATEMENT FOR THE INVESTMENT PIECE. AND THEN YOU DO FOR THE OPERATING PIECE. BUT IT'S SO [8.F. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE APPROVAL/SIGNING OF AN ENGAGEMENT LETTER WITH THE FIRM OF GOERING, ROBERTS, ET AL. FOR INDEPENDENT LEGAL SERVICES FOR THE GOLDER RANCH FIRE DISTRICT PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL RETIREMENT SYSTEM (PSPRS) LOCAL PENSION BOARD] I'M HERE TO ASK OR ANSWER QUESTIONS ON HOW IT WORKS. IT'S JUST TOO BAD WE CAN'T GO BACK IN TIME AND SWEEP ALL THOSE FUNDS FROM THE LAST 10 YEARS. I WOULD TELL YOU SWEEPS HAVE COME IN AND OUT OF FAVOR, YOU KNOW, CERTAINLY STREETS WERE REALLY LOW FOR A VERY LONG TIME. THEY'RE MUCH MORE BENEFICIAL NOW. I LOOKED THIS MORNING. THE INTEREST RATES ARE ABOUT 3%. SO IT DOES MAKE IT WORTHWHILE. WHEN THEY WEREN'T THAT HIGH, IT DIDN'T MAKE IT WORTHWHILE. BUT AGAIN, I THINK THAT WE HAVE A MUCH STRONGER COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE DISTRICT AND FINANCE AT THIS POINT THAN WE'VE HAD OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS. SO THAT'S LIKE GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH SOMETHING NEW NOW, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WE HAVE TO DO ON OUR END TO MAKE THE SWEET HAPPEN, OR DO YOU DO IT AUTOMATICALLY FROM YOUR END? WE DO IT ALL. ULTIMATELY, YOU GUYS HAVE TO APPROVE FINANCE THE AUTHORITY TO ADD IT, AND THEN THEY DECIDE THEY HATE IT, TAKE IT AWAY WITHOUT HAVING TO WAIT TO COME BACK TO A BOARD MEETING. OKAY, SO THAT'S THE IMPORTANT PIECE THAT YOU GUYS DECIDE. I SEE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. NOW I UNDERSTAND. DO YOU POST THE BALANCES EVERY DAY? SO WHAT YOU'LL SEE IS THE FUNDS LET'S SAY YOU HAVE A MILLION DOLLARS IN YOUR CHECKING ACCOUNT, AND WE'RE GONNA SWEEP SO LET'S SAY YOU HAVE $2 MILLION IN YOUR CHECKING ACCOUNT. WE'RE GOING TO SWEEP A MILLION DOLLARS OUT EVERY NIGHT. YOU'LL SEE THAT MILLION DOLLARS GO OUT AT 5 O'CLOCK, COME BACK IN AT 7 O'CLOCK. AT THE END OF THE MONTH, YOU'LL GET A TRANSACTION CREDIT FOR YOUR INTEREST EARNED. SO IT'S NOT LIKE IF A DOLLAR GOES OUT, A DOLLAR COMES IN. SO YOU DON'T SEE THAT INTEREST UNTIL THE END OF THE MONTH OKAY, YEAH. THAT MAKES SENSE. IT MAKES THAT EASIER. YEAH. MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, IF I MAY. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE TALKED WITH AMY ABOUT AND SHE CAN PROBABLY EXPAND ON THIS TOO, IS THAT WE CAN TURN THIS ON AND OFF AS NEEDED AND TO MONITOR THAT INTEREST RATE TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN IT'S ON, IT'S WORTHWHILE BEING ON, BECAUSE WE ARE BEING CHARGED A FEE FOR IT. IT'S NOT A HUGE FEE, BUT SO SHE IS ABLE TO MONITOR THAT AND GIVE US A HEADS UP AND AND [8.G. DISCUSSION AND/OR POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE APPROVAL OF AN ENGAGEMENT LETTER WITH THE ACCOUNTING FIRM, WALKER AND ARMSTRONG] YOU KNOW, WE WILL WATCH THAT AND TURN IT ON AND OFF AS NEEDED WITH THE BOARD'S AUTHORIZATION. SO, IN OTHER WORDS, IF THE INTEREST DROPS DOWN LIKE BELOW 2. CORRECT. WE'RE PAYING A FEE, IT MAY NOT BE CORRECT. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE AT LEAST MAKING ENOUGH TO COVER THAT FEE. THAT'S GREAT. OKAY, SO MADAM CHAIR, IF I COULD JUST OFFER A POINT OF CLARIFICATION [00:40:03] WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR IS THE BOARD TO ALLOW US TO ENABLE THIS BUTTON. IF WE WON'T COME BACK TO THE BOARD TO SAY WE'RE TURNING THIS BUTTON OFF FOR THIS WEEK OR SO BECAUSE WE COULD HAVE MISSED THE ABILITY NOT TO IF THE INTEREST RATE SUDDENLY PLUMMETED. SO THE AUTHORIZATION IS FOR US TO ENABLE THE BUTTON TO MANAGE THE BUTTON TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE STAYING ON TOP OF THE INTEREST RATES SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO WAIT TILL THE NEXT BOARD MEETING, AND WE'VE BEEN SWEEPING MONEY AT NEGATIVE INTEREST RATES. THAT MAKES SENSE. NO, WE NEED TO GIVE THAT POWER TO FINANCE DIRECTOR, WHOEVER IS GOING TO DO IT. OKAY. [8.H. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE APPROVAL/SIGNING OF AN AGREEMENT WITH IMPAIRMENT SCIENCE, INC. (AKA DRUID APP)] SOUNDS GOOD. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTION? I'LL ACCEPT A MOTION. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGTEEN FINANCE DIRECTOR IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ASSISTANT CHIEF OF COMMUNITY REST PRODUCTION AND THE FIRE CHIEF TO ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT A CHASE BANK NIGHTLY MONEY MARKET SWEEP PROGRAM AND TO ACTIVATE, SUSPEND, AND OR DISCONTINUE. THE SWEEP FUNCTION AS NECESSARY TO MAXIMIZE EARNINGS WHILE MAINTAINING APPROPRIATE LIQUIDITY AND CASH FLOW OF DISTRICT FOR DISTRICT OPERATIONS. I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION. SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED, NO. THANK YOU, AMY, FOR COMING DOWN AND EXPLAINING THAT TO US. HAVE A SAFE TRIP HOME. ITEM B, DISCUSSION AND OR POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE ADOPTION AND RESOLUTION OF 2026 0007 REVISED GRFD PRINCIPLES OF SOUND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CHIEF MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD IN THE BOARD PACKET WERE THE TWO DOCUMENTS ARE 2011 PRINCIPLES OF SOUND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND THE NEW PROPOSED 2026 REVISED PRINCIPLES, THE SOUND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT. I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT PART TO SAY IS THAT I'VE BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH LYDIA HUNTER, BEACH FLESHMAN, OUR AUDITOR. SHE HAS REVIEWED THIS PRINCIPLES OF SOUND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND GIVEN HER OKAY ON IT, I THINK THAT WE STRONGLY ADVOCATE MOVING FORWARD ON THIS TO BRING US UP TO A CURRENT STANDARDS AND TO THE PRACTICES FOR MANAGING OUR MONEY. AND MYSELF, CHIEF PERRY, OR JEFF ARE AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. I THINK WE DO HAVE QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE THE MOTION. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION. OF COURSE. I MOVE TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 2026 AND 0007 ADOPTING THE REVISED GRAND PRINCIPLES OF SOUND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE OPPOSED NO MOTION PASSES. ITEM C, PUBLIC HEARING ON THE GOLDEN RANCH FIRE DISTRICT FISCAL YEAR 2026 27 BUDGET. I'M GOING TO OPEN THE HEARING. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS THEY'D LIKE TO RAISE AT THIS TIME? NOW'S TIME TO DO IT. SEEING NONE, I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE HEARING. OKAY, ITEM D, DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION 2026 0008, APPROVING AND FORMALLY ADOPTING THE GOLDEN RANCH DISTRICT FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 AND 27-28 BUDGETS. MAY I HAVE A MOTION [8.I. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE GOLDER RANCH FIRE DISTRICT RECONCILIATION AND MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT] I'D LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT. SURE. ABSOLUTELY. ONE IS, I THINK THE MANAGEMENT TEAM AND ALL THE PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE BUDGET PREPARATION DID A FANTASTIC JOB. IT'S KIND OF A HARD PILL TO SWALLOW THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT $69 MILLION. THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY, BUT THAT'S THE WAY THINGS ARE GOING. I KNOW EVERYBODY ON THE BOARD HAS DONE THEIR HOMEWORK ON THIS AND SPENT A LOT OF TIME GOING OVER IT. AND MAKING SURE THAT IT'S THE RIGHT THING FOR NOT ONLY GOLDER, BUT THE RIGHT THING FOR THE COMMUNITY. AND WE HAVE A TREMENDOUS COMMITMENT. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION 2026 0008, FORMALLY ADOPTING THE GOLD RANCH FIRE DISTRICT BUDGET IN THE AMOUNT OF $69,47 463 WITH A RECOMMENDED RATE OF… RECOMMENDED MILL RATE OF 267, AND A BOND DEBT SERVICE RATE OF 9 CENTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 26-27. I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS? AND I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY WITH THIS TO YOUR BUDGET, I THINK WE AS A BOARD HAVE MADE QUITE THE COMMITMENT TO THIS DISTRICT AND TO OUR EMPLOYEES, WHICH WE NEED TO [00:45:03] BECAUSE WE TREASURE OUR EMPLOYEES. AND THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT. YEAH, YOU DID OKAY, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED, NO MOTION PASSES. ITEM E, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION 20260009, APPROVING THE APPROPRIATION OF THE GOLDEN RANCH FIRE DISTRICT END OF FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 GENERAL FUND BALANCE. CHIEF MADAM CHAIR, FIRST, I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE BOARD FOR ADOPTING THE BUDGET. I APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK THAT STAFF DID ON IT. I APPRECIATE YOU RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR PEOPLE. AND AGAIN, THIS BUDGET WAS STRICTLY FOR HEALTHCARE AND TO FUND THE COMPENSATION INCREASES. AND ALSO I'D LIKE TO THANK THE LABOR GROUP WORKING WITH US TO DO THE BEST THAT WE POSSIBLY COULD. SO THANK YOU ALL I'M GOING TO TURN THIS OVER TO CHIEF PERRY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. BUT THIS IS THE TYPICAL MOTION THAT JUST TALKS ABOUT ASSIGNING THE DIFFERENT MONIES TO BE RESERVED ACCOUNTS. OKAY. MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. IT IS THE TYPICAL MOTION THAT OR RESOLUTION THAT WE DO WITH A LITTLE BIT OF A CHANGE IN THAT WE ARE COMMITTING TO FUNDING THESE RESERVE FUNDS BY THE END OF THE YEAR, WE WANT TO THE GOAL WITH THIS IS TO MAINTAIN THOSE FUNDS, APPROPRIATE THOSE FUNDS, AND MOVE THEM TO THIS NEW BUDGET AND MAINTAIN THEM FOR OPERATIONAL CASH FLOW THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. AND WE WILL MAKE BASICALLY DEPOSITS, IF YOU WILL, INTO THESE FUNDS TO GET THEM UP TO THE TOTAL AMOUNTS OR AS CLOSE TO THE TOTAL AMOUNTS AS WE'RE ABLE TO BY THE END OF THE YEAR. WE ARE THEN COMMITTING TO FENCING THOSE DOLLARS OFF SEPARATELY FROM OUR OPERATIONAL CASH FLOW, SO THAT WE HAVE THOSE RESERVES AS WELL AS OUR OPERATIONAL CASH FLOW. AS I UNDERSTAND THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN BEFORE. RIGHT? THAT WE HAD SEPARATE FUNDS. MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, WE KEPT THINGS POOLED IN THE SAME ACCOUNT. THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT. AND IT IT JUST WASN'T QUITE AS TRANSPARENT AS WE WOULD LIKE TO WHAT CERTAIN FUNDS WERE DESIGNATED FOR. OUR GOAL IS TO, ONCE WE HAVE THESE FUNDS YOU KNOW, FENCED OFF IS WE WOULD LIKE TO ACTUALLY TAKE THEM OUT OF THE PIMA COUNTY TREASURER'S ACCOUNT AND PUT THEM IN A STATE TREASURER'S ACCOUNT. AND THAT WAY THEY ARE COMPLETELY SEPARATED OFF, AND THE ONLY WAY WE ACCESS THEM IS THROUGH BOARD APPROVAL. OKAY, SO THAT WAY WE'VE GOT A SEPARATE FUND FROM ARE OPERATING FUNDS SO THAT'S THE GOAL. AND MADAM CHAIR, IF I COULD ADD PART OF THE RESOLUTION THAT YOU JUST ADOPTED ON THE ONE OF THE CHANGES WAS TO ALLOW IT TO GO TO THE STATE FUND. PREVIOUSLY, IT COULD JUST BE AT THE COUNTY. BUT SEVERAL FIRE DISTRICTS HAVE DONE THIS NOW MOVING IT TO THE STATE FUND WHICH FINISHES IT OFF FROM PIMA COUNTY, TRYING TO CLAW BACK MONEY WHEN THEY COME UP WITH NEW CALCULATIONS. SO THAT WAS ONE OF THE IMPORTANT CHANGES IN THE PFASM THAT WAS ADOPTED. THE CONCERNS CHANGE AT ALL IS THAT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, OR IS THIS GOING TO BE SO IN THE POSSUM, IT DOES GIVE THE GOAL IT SAYS STRIVE FOR THESE PERCENTAGES. AND AS A CHIEF PERRY SAID BEFORE WHEN IT WAS POOLED TOGETHER, IT WAS LACK OF TRANSPARENCY TO STAFF AND TO ALL OF YOU BUT BY FOLLOWING THE PFASM THAT'S BEEN ADOPTED, THOSE PERCENTAGES WILL BE MET AND WILL BE FENCED OFF SEPARATELY, SO THEY'RE NOT POOLED TOGETHER AND COUNTED AS AVAILABLE CASH, BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT IT'S NOT AVAILABLE CASH UNLESS THE BOARD HAS A RESOLUTION TO MOVE IT FOR SOMETHING ELSE. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 2026 009 APPROPRIATING THE END OF FISCAL YEAR GENERAL FUND BALANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GRFD PRINCIPLES OF SOUND FINANCIAL POLICY. WE HAVE A MOTION, A SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED, NO. MOTION PASSES. ITEM F, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE APPROVAL SIGNING OF AN ENGAGEMENT LETTER WITH THE FIRM OF GORING ROBERTS ET AL [00:50:09] FOR INDEPENDENT LEGAL SERVICES FOR THE GOLDEN RANCH FIRE DISTRICT PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL RETIREMENT SYSTEM, PSPRS, LOCAL PENSION BOARD CHIEF MADAM CHAIR, I'M GOING TO TURN THIS OVER TO ALLISON DELONG SO SHE CAN EXPLAIN MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THE PSPRS LOCAL PENSION BOARD HAS TO HAVE INDEPENDENT COUNSEL. HOWEVER, AS YOU SIGN AGREEMENTS AND AUTHORIZE OUR BUDGETS AND PAYMENTS, THAT DOES NEED TO COME FROM YOU. WE HAVE BEEN UNDER GENERAL COUNSEL OF BOSSET AND HIS FIRM FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. IT WAS TIME FOR A CHANGE. WE WENT OUT AND LOOKED, TALKED TO SOME OF OUR PARTNERS ON WHO THEY WERE USING FOR THEIR LOCAL PENSION BOARD, AND MR. APODACA IS THE ATTORNEY WHOSE NAME CONTINUED TO COME UP OVER AND OVER AGAIN. SO AT THIS TIME WE HAVE MET WITH HIM. HE'S PROVIDED US A LETTER OF ENGAGEMENT. HIS FIRM HAS, AND HE HAS A LONG HISTORY OF DOING LAW LOCAL PENSION BOARDS. SO WE WOULD LIKE, AS A LOCAL PENSION BOARD, NOT A SHAR DIRECTOR, AS THE LOCAL PENSION BOARD, WE WOULD LIKE TO ASK THAT YOU WOULD CONSIDER SIGNING THIS ENGAGEMENT LETTER FOR US TO CONTINUE SERVICES WITH HIM MOVING FORWARD OKAY MR. BOSS, I DID WANT TO EXPRESS HIS THANKS IN SERVING GOLDA RANCH FOR HIS YEARS OF SERVICE. HE ENJOYED IT VERY MUCH. OH, GOOD. THANK YOU. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? IS THE PSPRS BOARD DID ALSO APPROVE TO MOVE WITH ATTORNEY APODACA. OH, OKAY. THAT'S GREAT. THANK YOU. I'VE KNOWN HIM. HE'S BEEN AROUND FOR A VERY LONG YEAH, MAY I HAVE A MOTION, PLEASE. MAKE A MOTION. TO PROVE THE ENGAGEMENT LETTER WITH LAW FIRM GOING BORING ROBBERS HAD ALL FOR INDEPENDENT LEGAL SERVICE. THE GOLDEN RANCH FIRE DISTRICT PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL RETIREMENT SYSTEM, LOCAL PENSION BOARD AS PRESENTED. WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION. SECOND. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED NO MOTION PASSES. ITEM G, DISCUSSION AND OR POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE APPROVAL OF AN ENGAGEMENT LETTER WITH THE ACCOUNTING FIRM WALKER AND ARMSTRONG. CHIEF [8.J. EXECUTIVE SESSION: THE BOARD MAY VOTE TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO A.R.S. § 38-431.03.A(3) FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF LEGAL ADVICE WITH THE ATTORNEY FOR THE DISTRICT REGARDING THE FIRE CHIEF’S EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT] MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THIS AGREEMENT WILL ALLOW US TO BRING IN THE OTHER ACCOUNTING FIRM IN THE STATE OF ARIZONA THAT HAS FIRE DISTRICT EXPERIENCE. THE ONLY OTHER ONE IS BEACH FLESHMAN WHO SERVES AS OUR AUDITOR, WALKER ARMSTRONG IS GOING TO HELP US GO BACK AND LOOK AND MAKE NECESSARY ADJUSTMENTS BEFORE OUR AUDIT, WHICH IS GOING TO HAPPEN AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER. SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM. OKAY, THE MOTION YES, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ENGAGEMENT AGREEMENT WITH WALKER ARMSTRONG ACCOUNTING FOR THE ACCOUNTING RECONCILIATION AND AUDIT SUPPORT SERVICES. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION. SECOND. [8.K. DISCUSSION AND/OR POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING A REVISED FIRE CHIEF’S EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT] ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED NO MOTION PASSES ITEM H DISCUSSING DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE APPROVAL SIGNING OF AN AGREEMENT WITH IMPAIRMENT SCIENCE INCORPORATED, AKA DRUID APP MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THIS IS AN EXISTING AGREEMENT WITH, AND I'LL JUST REFER TO AS THE DRUID APP. THE DRUID APP IS AN APP THAT WE USED FOR TEST OF COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT DURING THE 4896 TRIAL WAS A SUCCESSFUL TRIAL. THE DRUID APP DID SHOW THAT THERE WAS NO COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT FOR OUR PERSONNEL ON THE SECOND SHIFT, WORKING 48 HOURS STRAIGHT. WHAT WE DID LOOK AT IS THE MEDICAL MARIJUANA POLICY THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD LAST YEAR WE'VE IMPLEMENTED AT THIS POINT, AND WHAT WE'RE GOING TO USE THE DRUID FOR NOW IS IF A MEMBER CHOOSES WITH THEIR PROVIDER TO USE MEDICAL MARIJUANA, THEY'LL BE REQUIRED TO TAKE THE DRUID TEST WHEN THEY COME ON WORK JUST TO MAKE SURE THERE'S NO COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT. SO WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO IS REDUCE THE NUMBER OF LICENSES THAT WE WERE PAYING FOR. WE REDUCED IT DOWN TO 100. I DON'T BELIEVE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE 100 PEOPLE UTILIZING MEDICAL MARIJUANA, BUT WE HAD TO COME UP WITH A NUMBER SO IT'S A REDUCED COST OF A DISTRICT, BUT STILL PROVIDING THAT VALUABLE SERVICE JUST FOR A DIFFERENT REASON OF THE COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT TEST. CHIEF, ON WITH THE 48 AND 96 IF THERE WERE [00:55:03] FIREFIGHTERS WHO PICKED UP AN EXTRA SHIFT. SO THEY ACTUALLY WORK 72 STRAIGHT. DID THIS TESTING HELP WITH THAT? SO 72 HOURS IS THE MAX THAT THEY CAN WORK, AND THAT'S BEEN IN PLACE FOR SINCE I'VE BEEN AT GOLDEN RANCH. AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH A UNIVERSAL STANDARD. WITH THE DRUID APP, WHAT YOU NEED TO DO IS CONTINUE TO TAKE A BASELINE TEST SO THAT WHEN YOU TAKE IT TO TEST FOR COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT, IT HAS SOMETHING TO FALL BACK ON. SO IF WE CHOSE TO DO THAT, WE WOULD HAVE TO FORCE EVERYONE TO… WE'D HAVE TO BUMP UP THE LICENSES AGAIN TO 300 AND FORCE EVERYONE TO DO THE BASELINE TESTS ALL THE TIME, JUST FOR THE OFF CHANCE THAT THEY'D WORK 72. OKAY, THANK YOU. GOOD QUESTION. OKAY, MAY HAVE MORE QUESTIONS. I'M FINE. LET'S MAKE THE MOVE. MAKE THE MOTION OKAY, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE IMPAIRMENT SCIENCE INCORPORATED AGREEMENT HAS PRESENTED SECOND. A MOTION. SECOND. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED, NO. MOTION PASSES. ITEM I, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE GOLDER RANCH DISTRICT RECONCILIATION AND MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT. I WILL TURN THIS OVER TO JEFF. OKAY. SO 14 MORE DAYS UNTIL THE NEW FISCAL YEAR. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU GUYS DID TODAY. HOPEFULLY, WE'RE GOING TO JUST FADE INTO THE BACKGROUND AS THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT AND NOT BE WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE CENTER OF THE BOARD MEETING TODAY, BUT SO MANY DIFFERENT TRANSACTIONS THAT'S GOOD SO AS YOU CAN SEE, IN THE MONTH OF MAY, WE WERE DOWN THANKS. WE WERE DOWN A LITTLE BIT IN THE PROPERTY TAX. WE WERE DOWN THE PREVIOUS MONTH, BUT OVERALL. OUR REVENUE FOR THE MONTH WAS DOWN 100,000. MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE AGAIN THAT IS A HUGE NUMBER THAT WON'T BE SET UP LIKE THAT FOR NEXT YEAR. YOU'LL ACTUALLY SEE WHAT THAT ENTAILS. AMBULANCE REVENUE IS UP, BUT YOU ALSO REMEMBER LAST MONTH WE HAD A DROP IN THE NUMBER OF BILLS PROCESSED BECAUSE OF COMPUTER GLITCH, WHICH WE'LL GET TO LATER DISCUSSION WHAT'S HIGHLIGHTED DOWN AT THE BOTTOM IS HALF THE LADDER TRUCK. THAT'S WHAT KIND OF PUT THE BALANCE OFF. THAT LADDER TRUCK IS IN NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET TOO. BUT WE WERE ABLE TO SAVE AND GET A $15,000 SAVINGS BY PAYING FOR HALF THE LADDER DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PORTION OF IT, AS OPPOSED TO WAITING TO THE END SO WE MOVE THAT FORWARD. SO THAT'S WHY THERE'S A VARIANCE IN THE CAPITAL SECTION. OVERALL, YEAR TO DATE. YOU CAN SEE THAT WE'RE AHEAD FOR TOTAL REVENUE BY ABOUT A HALF MILLION CAPITAL IS OVER 900 42,836 OF THAT'S HALF THE LADDER TRUCK. SO PRETTY MUCH ON TARGET FOR WHERE WE NEED TO BE NEXT YEAR YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SEE AND BASICALLY THE OVERAGES THAT YOU'RE SEEING ON THESE. WE TRY TO DIAL THE BUDGET IN A LOT TIGHTER. YOU WILL SEE A VARIANCE IN CAPITAL, BECAUSE WE SPENT 800,000 OF IT THIS YEAR, AND THEN YOU'RE ALSO GOING TO SEE IN NEXT MONTH'S BOARD PACKET. WE SPENT 1.6 MILLION DOLLARS OF THE 4.4 MILLION BUDGETED FOR NEXT YEAR AT A GRANT OUT OF THE BOND EXPENSES ON THE CONSTRUCTION UP AT FLEET AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. BASICALLY, $800,000 FOR THE LATTER, 1.6 FOR THE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION OUT OF NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET'S ALREADY BEEN EXPENDED. WE DID THE 1.6 MILLION JUST TO BASICALLY MINIMIZE OUR CHANCE OF HAVING TO PAY BACK INTEREST TO THE FEDS LIKE WE DID THIS YEAR, THE $374,000 SO OUR CASH COLLECTION FOR PIMA COUNTY AND BASICALLY, YOU CAN SEE THAT WE'RE STILL PULLING IN 3.7 MILLION DOLLARS EVERY MONTH FOR OUR MONTHLY EXPENSES [01:00:02] PINAL COUNTY. THERE'S I STILL HAVEN'T FIGURED OUT PINAL COUNT YET. WE'RE WORKING ON THAT. I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT TRENDING WITH THAT AND I'M NOT 100% SURE. WE NEED TO SPEND SOME MORE TIME WITH THEM GETTING SOME INFORMATION. BECAUSE FDAT SEEMS TO ONLY BE FOR A SMALL PORTION OF THE WE'RE NOT SEEING MOVEMENT ON PRIOR YEARS TAX COLLECTIONS. SO I'M NOT 100% SURE WHAT'S GOING ON THERE, BUT THAT'S ON THE LIST OF THINGS TO CHECK INTO. THIS IS THEIR OVERALL CASH POSITION. THIS DOES NOT SHOW AND THE BOND PROCEEDS COLUMN, THE $1.6 MILLION DOLLARS GOING OUT. THIS WAS AT THE END OF MAY. THAT TRANSACTION WAS IN THE BEGINNING OF JUNE. ONE OF THE THINGS TOO ON THE BOND SERVICES, IT STARTED OUT AT 65,000 THIS YEAR. WE HAD TO PAY ARBITRAGE BECAUSE THAT NUMBER IS TOO HIGH. THAT'S WHY WE LOWERED THE BOND RATE TO 9 CENTS. WE'RE GONNA BURN MOST OF THAT ACCOUNT THIS MONTH WHEN WE PAY THE WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO PAY ON THE BONDS. SO YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THAT NUMBER DROP SIGNIFICANTLY AND BY THE END OF JUNE AND THIS STARTED JULY WILL BE WELL UNDER $600,000 BECAUSE WE HAVE TO PAY THE BONDS. EMS BILLING. YOU CAN SEE THAT WE COLLECTED MORE THAN LAST MONTH, THAT'S PARTLY DUE TO THE WE HAD A RATE INCREASE THAT TOOK PLACE IN MAY. AND THEN WE ALSO ARE STARTING TO SEE THOSE TRANSACTIONS THAT WEREN'T COLLECTED OR WEREN'T RECEIVED OR ACCEPTED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANIES STARTING TO BRING SOME CASH IN. THIS IS ALL THE CLAIMS FOR US THAT WERE INITIALLY REJECTED AND THEN REBUILD. YOU CAN SEE THAT 68% OF THEM WE HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED AND WE RECEIVED SOME FORM OF PAYMENT. THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE RECEIVED EVERYTHING BALANCE BILLING, THOSE KIND OF THINGS AFFECT THAT. SO THAT'S NOT A TOTAL OF, HEY, WE GOT 68% OF ALL 713 CLAIMS. BUT WE ARE WORKING THAT PROCESS AND MANAGING THE OVERALL THE OVERALL ISSUE THAT WE HAD, OR I WOULD SAY WE IS MANAGING THAT. I JUST I'M THE ONE STANDING UP HERE TALKING ABOUT IT. SHE'S REALLY ONE DOING ALL THE HARD WORK. WILDLAND. THIS IS THE UPDATED FORM. WE ARE MANAGING. WE'VE BEEN OUT ON A LOT OF FIRES. WE HAVE SEEN GOOD CASH COLLECTION. WE ARE DEALING WITH SOME UNIQUE SITUATIONS BECAUSE THEY CHANGE THE CONTRACT MID-FIRE ON SOME FIRE. SO YOU'RE SEEING CERTAIN FIRES THAT ARE DOUBLED BECAUSE WE'RE HAVING TO SPLIT THEM IN HALF, BUILD HALF UNDER THE OLD CONTRACT, HALF UNDER THE NEW. SO WE REALLY HAVEN'T BEEN OUT ON THAT MANY FIRES. SOME OF THEM ARE, HEY, THE FIRST THREE DAYS WERE THIS. THE REMAINING 10 DAYS WERE UNDER THE NEW CONTRACT. BUT THAT'S WHERE WILDLAND SITS CURRENTLY AND THAT IS THE END OF WHAT I HAVE. UNLESS YOU GUYS HAVE QUESTIONS. OKAY, I'LL ACCEPT THEM. I'D JUST LIKE TO MAKE A STATEMENT THAT YOU KNOW, WE REALLY APPRECIATE JEFF, WHAT YOU'VE DONE FOR THE DISTRICT. YOU TOOK OVER SITUATION THAT WAS LESS THAN IDEAL. AND YOU'RE STUCK IN THERE AND MADE CHANGES AND WE HAVE A NEW ACCOUNTING SYSTEM YOU HAD TO WORK WITH AND IT JUST WE REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE AND YOU'VE BEEN A REAL ASSET, AND KNOW YOU WILL BE CONTINUING YEAH, AND THAT'S OVER THE GRACIOUS. I'M JUST A ONE PERSON IN A HUGE GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD TO DIG IN. I KNOW CHIEF PERRY HAS SPENT AN INORDINATE AMOUNT OF TIME IN FINANCE, PROBABLY MUCH TO THE HAPPINESS OF THE FIRE LIFE SAFETY PEOPLE, BECAUSE HE'S NOT AROUND BUGGING THEM, AND HE'S HANGING OUT IN FINANCE, BUT YEAH, THE ENTIRE GROUP, INCLUDING THE CHIEF, HAS SPENT A HUGE AMOUNT OF TIME WITH THIS, AND WE JUST APPRECIATE YOUR GUYS' UNDERSTANDING AND YOUR HELP ON GETTING US THE TOOLS THAT WE NEED TO FIX IT AND GET TO A POSITION WHERE, LIKE I SAID, WE FADE BACK INTO THE BACKGROUND, AND THEN YOU GET TO HEAR COOL STUFF ABOUT, YOU KNOW, SUPPRESSION, AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT FINANCE. YEAH. WELL, HERE AGAIN, WE APPRECIATE IT, AND IT ALWAYS TAKES THE TOP GUY TO PULL IT ALL TOGETHER. THAT WOULD BE TOUGH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YEAH. MAY I HAVE A MOTION [01:05:01] THANKS I MOVE TO APPROVE AND ACCEPT THE GOLDA RANCH FIRE DISTRICT RECONCILIATION AND MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT AS PRESENTED SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION SECOND ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE OPPOSED NO MOTION PASSES. ITEM J, EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE BOARD MAY VOTE TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO ARS 38-43103A3 FOR THE PURPOSE AND DISCUSSION OF CONSIDERATION OF LEGAL ADVICE WITH THE ATTORNEY BUT THE DISTRICT GUARDING THE FIRE CHIEF'S EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT. MAY I HAVE A MOTION, PLEASE? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE NO MOTION PASSES. SO WE'LL GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. CHIEF, WHO DO YOU WANT TO COME INTO THE SESSION WITH US? YEAH, PROBABLY HE NEEDS TO SAY IT FOR THE RECORD. I'M SORRY, I MISHEARD YOU. I BELIEVE WE'RE GOING TO BRING INTO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION WITH YOU? ALLISON AND SHANNON, AND THEN DONNA, WE HAVE HER SIGNED UP TO BE A CALL IN, TOO. OKAY, SOUNDS WONDERFUL. [01:29:04] OKAY, WE'RE GOING BACK [01:29:06] CHAIRPERSONS NOTICE EXECUTIVE SESSIONS ARE CONFIDENTIAL, AND THOSE PRESENT DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION ARE PROHIBITED FROM STATUTE FROM DISCLOSING EXECUTIVE SESSION INFORMATION PURSUANT TO ARS 38-43103 [01:29:19] OKAY. [01:29:21] DISCUSSION AND OR POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE REVISED PARK CHIEF'S EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FIRE CHIEF'S CONTRACT FOR THE 2026 THROUGH 2030. AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRPERSON TO SIGN THE CONTRACT. I'LL SECOND THAT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED, NO. MOTION PASSES. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING THAT THEY'D LIKE TO HAVE ON NEXT MONTH'S AGENDA? NOPE, NOPE, NOPE CALL TO THE PUBLIC [01:30:01] ALL RIGHT. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION TO ADJOURN. I'LL SECOND THE MOTION. SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. NO DISCUSSION. OH, YOU WANT DISCUSSION? GO AHEAD ON ADJOURNMENT ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE OPPOSE NO MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE AND APPRECIATE IT SHE HAD A BUNCH OF STUFF FOR US TO SIGN. YES. YES, YES, YES. WE WILL WAIT * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.